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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Tax change would spur Ohio development — and help low-income families most, new study says July 21, 2026
Taxing buildings less and land more in Ohio would encourage development such as more housing, and most of the benefits would flow to people who need them most, like renters in low-income neighborhoods. That’s the conclusion of a study of Cincinnati that was made public last week. The study by the University of Notre Dame’s […]
Ohio approved $1 million in emergency funds to help 16 children from Vinton County July 21, 2026
The Ohio Controlling Board approved $1 million in emergency funds to help the 16 children from Vinton County who were recently found by law enforcement authorities in terrible conditions. The children range in age from 18 months to 18 years and were allegedly found in a roughly 12-foot by 12-foot room inside a Hamden house […]
Ohio doesn’t need to scrap managed care. It needs to sharpen it. July 21, 2026
In committee rooms at the Statehouse, Ohio lawmakers have been debating a measure that would upend the state’s Medicaid managed care system altogether. Ohio Senate Bill 386 and its House companion, the bipartisan Medicaid Savings Act, would move Ohio away from the managed care system that currently serves roughly three million Medicaid enrollees and toward […]
Catching Our Eye News Roundup, July 20, 2026 July 20, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
Cleveland Fed: Business activity up, but high fuel costs are increasing prices, hurting consumers July 20, 2026
With data center construction fueling demand for some manufactured goods, overall business activity increased moderately over the past month and a half, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reported on Wednesday. But with prices of fuel and other petroleum products remaining high, costs are continuing to rise and consumers find themselves with less money to […]
Ohio federal judge issues preliminary injunction allowing ten businesses to sell hemp products July 20, 2026
A federal judge in Ohio is allowing ten businesses to continue selling hemp products and THC drinks while a lawsuit plays out. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Helmick granted a preliminary injunction on July 13, allowing these ten businesses to continue selling their intoxicating hemp products. Helmick wrote in his opinion the ten businesses “have adequately […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

Nearly 1,000 Wildfires in Canada Continue to Burn as Trump & Carney Double Down on Fossil Fuels July 20, 2026
Millions of people across North America have experienced hazardous air pollution this month as nearly a thousand active wildfires continue to rage in Canada. In addition to releasing hazardous chemicals and smoke darkening skies across the continent, the fires in Canada have also disproportionately impacted Indigenous communities, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Republican politicians […]
Texas Rep. Al Green Accuses Trump Admin of Attempting to Cover Up ICE Killings July 20, 2026
As calls mount for accountability over the ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Al Green, who represents Texas’s 9th Congressional District. He demands an independent investigation into the shooting to stop “an attempt to cover up” the killing by the Trump administration. Democratic lawmakers led by the Congressional […]
"Justice for Lorenzo": Houston Community Demands Accountability After ICE Killing of Mexican Father July 20, 2026
Houston community members continue to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the 52-year-old Mexican father who was shot and killed by an ICE agent July 7. He had lived in the United States for nearly 35 years and had three U.S. citizen children. The ICE agents involved in his killing have not been identified, and […]
U.S. Escalates War on Iran, Targeting Civilian Infrastructure as 3 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed July 20, 2026
The United States is expanding its attacks on Iran after three U.S. soldiers were killed over the weekend, the first U.S. fatalities in the conflict since March. Two U.S. service members were killed in an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan, and a third soldier was killed in northern Iraq during a “controlled detonation” […]
Headlines for July 20, 2026 July 20, 2026
U.S. Continues Strikes Against Iran After Three U.S. Service Members Killed, Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Several Palestinians Over the Weekend, Dozens of Israeli Settlers Storm Palestinian Village in Occupied West Bank, Israel Strips Crocodiles of Protected Status to Pave Way for Crocodile-Infested Moat, Russia Launches Heavy Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv, Killing Six People, […]
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" Faces Boycott Calls over Filming in Occupied Western Sahara July 17, 2026
Hollywood’s blockbuster adaptation of the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey premieres around the world today amid growing calls for a boycott. Human rights campaigners are criticizing director Christopher Nolan over his decision to film part of the film in Western Sahara, a vast territory in northwestern Africa that Morocco has occupied for the past half-century. […]

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